diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_docs.yaml
index becaadf8..a11e8622 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_docs.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
-          python-version: "3.11"
+          python-version: "3.13"
           cache: "pip"
           cache-dependency-path: "setup.cfg"
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           uv pip install --system wheel
 
       - name: Install documenteer
-        run: uv pip install --system 'documenteer[pipelines]==0.8.2' sphinx-automodapi==0.19 sphinx-prompt==1.6.0
+        run: uv pip install --system -r doc/requirements.txt
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 62947084..d98d1392 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ config.log
 *.so
 *.cfgc
 *.pyc
+doc/api
 doc/html
 doc/xml
 doc/*.tag
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index b0c73752..f24c3c7a 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -2,28 +2,8 @@
 
 This configuration only affects single-package Sphinx documenation builds.
 """
+# ruff: noqa: F403, F405
 
-from documenteer.conf.pipelinespkg import *  # noqa: F403, import *
+from documenteer.conf.guide import *
 
-project = "utils"
-html_theme_options["logotext"] = project  # noqa: F405, unknown name
-html_title = project
-html_short_title = project
-doxylink = {}
-exclude_patterns = ["changes/*"]
-nitpick_ignore_regex = [
-    ("py:.*", r"lsst\..*"),  # Ignore warnings from links to other lsst packages.
-    ("py:.*", "cProfile.Profile"),  # Link does not resolve to py3 docs.
-    ("py:class", "a set-like.*"),  # collections.abc.Mapping inheritance.
-    ("py:class", "a shallow copy.*"),  # collections.abc.Mapping inheritance.
-    ("py:class", r"None\.  .*"),  # collections.abc.Mapping inheritance.
-    ("py:class", "an object providing.*"),  # collections.abc.Mapping inheritance.
-]
-nitpick_ignore = [
-    ("py:class", "module"),  # Sphinx has problems with types.ModuleType.
-    ("py:obj", "logging.DEBUG"),  # Python 3 constant can not be found.
-    ("py:class", "unittest.case.TestCase"),  # Sphinx can not see TestCase.
-    ("py:obj", "deprecated.sphinx.deprecated"),  # No intersphinx for deprecated package.
-    ("py:class", "LsstLoggers"),  # Sphinx does not understand type aliases
-    ("py:obj", "structlog"),  # structlog does not have intersphinx mapping.
-]
+exclude_patterns.append("changes/*")
diff --git a/doc/documenteer.toml b/doc/documenteer.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9575cc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/documenteer.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+[project]
+title = "lsst-utils"
+
+[project.python]
+package = "lsst-utils"
+
+[build]
+clean = true
+
+[sphinx]
+nitpick_ignore = [
+  ["py:class", "module"],  # Sphinx has problems with types.ModuleType.
+  ["py:obj", "logging.DEBUG"],  # Python 3 constant can not be found.
+  ["py:class", "unittest.case.TestCase"],  # Sphinx can not see TestCase.
+  ["py:obj", "deprecated.sphinx.deprecated"],  # No intersphinx for deprecated package.
+  ["py:class", "LsstLoggers"],  # Sphinx does not understand type aliases
+  ["py:obj", "structlog"],  # structlog does not have intersphinx mapping.
+  ["py:class", "array-like"],
+  ["py:class", "scalar"],
+]
+nitpick_ignore_regex = [
+  ['py:.*', 'lsst\..*'],  # Ignore warnings from links to other lsst packages.
+  ['py:.*', 'cProfile.Profile'],  # Link does not resolve to py3 docs.
+  ['py:class', 'a set-like.*'],  # collections.abc.Mapping inheritance.
+  ['py:class', 'a shallow copy.*'],  # collections.abc.Mapping inheritance.
+  ['py:class', 'None\.  .*'],  # collections.abc.Mapping inheritance.
+  ['py:class', 'an object providing.*'],  # collections.abc.Mapping inheritance.
+]
+
+[sphinx.intersphinx.projects]
+astropy = "https://docs.astropy.org/en/stable"
+python = "https://docs.python.org/3"
diff --git a/doc/requirements.txt b/doc/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..997ebc3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+documenteer[guide] > 2.0, <3.0
+lsst-sphinxutils @ git+https://github.com/lsst/sphinxutils@main
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f3e09f7c..b02da4bc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ dependencies = [
 dynamic = ["version"]
 [project.urls]
 "Homepage" = "https://github.com/lsst/utils"
+"Source" = "https://github.com/lsst/utils"
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 test = [
     "pytest >= 3.2",
diff --git a/python/lsst/utils/deprecated.py b/python/lsst/utils/deprecated.py
index e123e566..79e67fd4 100644
--- a/python/lsst/utils/deprecated.py
+++ b/python/lsst/utils/deprecated.py
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ def deprecate_pybind11(obj: Any, reason: str, version: str, category: type[Warni
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    obj : function, method, or class
+    obj : `~collections.abc.Callable`
         The function, method, or class to deprecate.
     reason : `str`
         Reason for deprecation, passed to `~deprecated.sphinx.deprecated`.
-    version : 'str'
+    version : `str`
         Next major version in which the interface will be deprecated,
         passed to `~deprecated.sphinx.deprecated`.
     category : `Warning`
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def deprecate_pybind11(obj: Any, reason: str, version: str, category: type[Warni
 
     Returns
     -------
-    obj : function, method, or class
+    obj : `~collections.abc.Callable`
         Wrapped function, method, or class.
 
     Examples
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def suppress_deprecations(category: type[Warning] = FutureWarning) -> Iterator[N
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    category : `Warning` or subclass
+    category : `Warning`
         The category of warning to suppress.
     """
     with warnings.catch_warnings():
diff --git a/python/lsst/utils/inheritDoc.py b/python/lsst/utils/inheritDoc.py
index 70ec3bf0..8e4a5cee 100644
--- a/python/lsst/utils/inheritDoc.py
+++ b/python/lsst/utils/inheritDoc.py
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ class and extend it with any additional documentation defined.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    klass : object
+    klass : `type`
         The class to inherit documentation from.
 
     Returns
     -------
-    decorator : callable
+    decorator : `~collections.abc.Callable`
         Intermediate decorator used in the documentation process.
 
     Notes
diff --git a/python/lsst/utils/iteration.py b/python/lsst/utils/iteration.py
index c0e824fc..180b7aec 100644
--- a/python/lsst/utils/iteration.py
+++ b/python/lsst/utils/iteration.py
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ def chunk_iterable(data: Iterable[Any], chunk_size: int = 1_000) -> Iterator[tup
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    data : iterable of anything
+    data : `~collections.abc.Iterable` [ `typing.Any` ] of anything
         The iterable to be chunked. Can be a mapping, in which case
         the keys are returned in chunks.
-    chunk_size : int, optional
+    chunk_size : `int`, optional
         The largest chunk to return. Can be smaller and depends on the
         number of elements in the iterator. Defaults to 1_000.
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def ensure_iterable(a: Any) -> Iterable[Any]:
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    a : iterable or `str` or not iterable
+    a : `~collections.abc.Iterable` or `str` or not iterable
         Argument to be converted to an iterable.
 
     Returns
@@ -115,18 +115,19 @@ def _extract_numeric_suffix(s: str) -> tuple[str, int | None]:
     Returns the prefix and the numeric suffix as an integer, if present.
 
     For example:
-    'node1' -> ('node', 1)
-    'node' -> ('node', None)
-    'node123abc' -> ('node123abc', None)
+
+      'node1' -> ('node', 1)
+      'node' -> ('node', None)
+      'node123abc' -> ('node123abc', None)
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    s : str
+    s : `str`
         The string to extract the numeric suffix from.
 
     Returns
     -------
-    suffix : str
+    suffix : `str`
         The numeric suffix of the string, if any.
     """
     index = len(s)
@@ -151,13 +152,13 @@ def _add_pair_to_name(val_name: list[str], val0: int | str, val1: int | str, str
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    val_name : List[str]
+    val_name : `list` [ `str` ]
         The list to append the formatted string to.
-    val0 : [int, str]
+    val0 : `int` or `str`
         The starting value of the sequence.
-    val1 : [int, str]
+    val1 : `int` or `str`
         The ending value of the sequence.
-    stride : int, optional
+    stride : `int`, optional
         The stride or difference between consecutive numbers in the
         sequence. Defaults to 1.
     """
@@ -195,12 +196,12 @@ def _is_list_of_ints(values: list[int | str]) -> TypeGuard[list[int]]:
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    values : List[int, str]:
+    values : `list` [`int` or `str`]:
         The list of values to check.
 
     Returns
     -------
-    is_ints : bool
+    is_ints : `bool`
         True if all values are integers, False otherwise.
     """
     return all(isinstance(v, int) for v in values)
@@ -217,31 +218,33 @@ def sequence_to_string(values: list[int | str]) -> str:
     strings with common prefixes are handled to produce a concise
     representation.
 
-    >>> getNameOfSet([1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9])
-    '1..3^5^7..9'
-    >>> getNameOfSet(["node1", "node2", "node3"])
-    'node1..node3'
-    >>> getNameOfSet([10, 20, 30, 40])
-    '10..40:10'
-
     Parameters
     ----------
-    values : list[int, str]:
+    values : `list` [ `int` or `str` ]
         A list of items to be compacted. Must all be of the same type.
 
     Returns
     -------
-    sequence_as_string : str
+    sequence_as_string : `str`
         A compact string representation of the input list.
 
     Notes
     -----
-        - The function handles both integers and strings.
-        - For strings with common prefixes, only the differing suffixes are
-            considered.
-        - The stride is determined as the minimum difference between
-            consecutive numbers.
-        - Strings without common prefixes are listed individually.
+    - The function handles both integers and strings.
+    - For strings with common prefixes, only the differing suffixes are
+      considered.
+    - The stride is determined as the minimum difference between
+        consecutive numbers.
+    - Strings without common prefixes are listed individually.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    >>> getNameOfSet([1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9])
+    '1..3^5^7..9'
+    >>> getNameOfSet(["node1", "node2", "node3"])
+    'node1..node3'
+    >>> getNameOfSet([10, 20, 30, 40])
+    '10..40:10'
     """
     if not values:
         return ""
diff --git a/python/lsst/utils/logging.py b/python/lsst/utils/logging.py
index a8b03830..49c13195 100644
--- a/python/lsst/utils/logging.py
+++ b/python/lsst/utils/logging.py
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ def verbose(self, fmt: str, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         *args : `~typing.Any`
             Parameters references by log message.
         **kwargs : `~typing.Any`
-            Parameters forwarded to `log`.
+            Parameters forwarded to underlying logger.
         """
         # There is no other way to achieve this other than a special logger
         # method.
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ def trace(self, fmt: str, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         *args : `~typing.Any`
             Parameters references by log message.
         **kwargs : `~typing.Any`
-            Parameters forwarded to `log`.
+            Parameters forwarded to underlying logger.
         """
         # There is no other way to achieve this other than a special logger
         # method.
diff --git a/python/lsst/utils/timer.py b/python/lsst/utils/timer.py
index 6421c2fa..d7134beb 100644
--- a/python/lsst/utils/timer.py
+++ b/python/lsst/utils/timer.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def logInfo(
         Name prefix, the resulting entries are ``CpuTime``, etc.. For example
         `timeMethod` uses ``prefix = Start`` when the method begins and
         ``prefix = End`` when the method ends.
-    logLevel : optional
+    logLevel : `int`, optional
         Log level (a `logging` level constant, such as `logging.DEBUG`).
     metadata : `collections.abc.MutableMapping`, optional
         Metadata object to write entries to, overriding ``obj.metadata``.
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ def time_this(
         Prefix to use to prepend to the supplied logger to
         create a new logger to use instead. No prefix is used if the value
         is set to `None`. Defaults to "timer".
-    args : iterable of any
+    args : `~collections.abc.Iterable` [ `typing.Any` ]
         Additional parameters passed to the log command that should be
         written to ``msg``.
     kwargs : `dict`, optional
diff --git a/python/lsst/utils/wrappers.py b/python/lsst/utils/wrappers.py
index dd15feb7..d0cd58ea 100644
--- a/python/lsst/utils/wrappers.py
+++ b/python/lsst/utils/wrappers.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class TemplateMeta(type):
     classes with multiple template parameters) are good choices.  Alternate
     type keys for existing classes can be added by calling ``alias``, but only
     after a subclass already been registered with a "primary" type key.  For
-    example::
+    example:
 
     .. code-block:: python
 
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class Image(metaclass=TemplateMeta):
 
     This allows user code to construct objects directly using ``Image``, as
     long as an extra ``dtype`` keyword argument is passed that matches one of
-    the type keys::
+    the type keys:
 
     .. code-block:: python
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class Image(metaclass=TemplateMeta):
     As an aid for those writing the Python wrappers for C++ classes,
     ``TemplateMeta`` also provides a way to add pure-Python methods and other
     attributes to the wrapped template classes.  To add a ``sum`` method to
-    all registered types, for example, we can just do::
+    all registered types, for example, we can just do:
 
     .. code-block:: python
 
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ def sum(self):
 
     Finally, abstract base classes that use ``TemplateMeta`` define a dict-
     like interface for accessing their registered subclasses, providing
-    something like the C++ syntax for templates::
+    something like the C++ syntax for templates:
 
     .. code-block:: python
 
diff --git a/ups/utils.table b/ups/utils.table
index da9e3363..145034f5 100644
--- a/ups/utils.table
+++ b/ups/utils.table
@@ -2,4 +2,8 @@
 # deprecation period.
 setupRequired(sconsUtils)
 
+# Add this for convenience in testing documentation builds, even if the
+# utils code does not yet use it directly during code builds.
+setupRequired(sphinxutils)
+
 envPrepend(PYTHONPATH, ${PRODUCT_DIR}/python)